Systematic literature review of built environment effects on physical activity and active transport–an update and new findings on health equity

M Smith, J Hosking, A Woodward, K Witten… - International journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Background Evidence is mounting to suggest a causal relationship between the built
environment and people's physical activity behaviours, particularly active transport. The …

The built environment as a determinant of physical activity: a systematic review of longitudinal studies and natural experiments

M Kärmeniemi, T Lankila, T Ikäheimo… - Annals of behavioral …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Physical inactivity is a global problem that increases the risk of many chronic
diseases and shortens life expectancy. The built environment contributes to physical …

Effects of the built environment on physical activity: a systematic review of longitudinal studies taking sex/gender into account

A Tcymbal, Y Demetriou, A Kelso, L Wolbring… - … health and preventive …, 2020 - Springer
Background Individual health behavior is related to environmental and social structures. To
promote physical activity (PA) effectively, it is necessary to consider structural influences …

The effect of infrastructural changes in the built environment on physical activity, active transportation and sedentary behavior–a systematic review

NEH Stappers, DHH Van Kann, D Ettema, NK De Vries… - Health & place, 2018 - Elsevier
This systematic review examined the effect of built environment infrastructural changes
(BEICs) on physical activity (PA), active transportation (AT) and sedentary behavior (SB). A …

A systematic review of the effect of infrastructural interventions to promote cycling: strengthening causal inference from observational data

FJM Mölenberg, J Panter, A Burdorf… - International journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Background Previous reviews have suggested that infrastructural interventions can be
effective in promoting cycling. Given inherent methodological complexities in the evaluation …

Gendered perceptions of cycling safety and on-street bicycle infrastructure: bridging the gap

M Graystone, R Mitra, PM Hess - Transportation research part D: transport …, 2022 - Elsevier
Unsafe cycling environments are often hypothesized as a key factor behind a gender gap in
bicycling. We examine gendered safety perceptions using data from street intercept surveys …

[HTML][HTML] Impacts of an active travel intervention with a cycling focus in a suburban context: One-year findings from an evaluation of London's in-progress mini-Hollands …

R Aldred, J Croft, A Goodman - Transportation research part A: policy and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background More evidence is needed on the impacts of building infrastructure for walking
and cycling. A knowledge gap and an implementation gap have been mutually reinforcing …

Pandemic-time bike lanes in three large Canadian urban centres-differences in use and public perception by socio-demographic groups and geographical contexts

R Mitra, R Latanville, PM Hess, K Manaugh… - Journal of transport …, 2023 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic led to fast and ambitious implementation of bike lanes in many
Canadian cities and also presented a window of opportunity to study the effects of new …

The co-benefits of active travel interventions beyond physical activity: a systematic review

D Ding, M Luo, MFP Infante, L Gunn… - The Lancet Planetary …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Active travel is a widely recognised strategy for promoting active living but its co-benefits
beyond increasing physical activity, such as broader health, environmental, and social …

Mobile phone GPS data in urban bicycle-sharing: Layout optimization and emissions reduction analysis

H Zhang, X Song, Y Long, T Xia, K Fang, J Zheng… - Applied Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
As a representation of smart and sustainable city development, bicycle-sharing system is
one of the hottest topics in the domains of transportation, public health, urban planning, and …